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31. First
mark the drive shaft and flange locations before removing
the bolts. We attempted to punch the location but failed
do to the hardness of the pinion flange. So we used a
metal marking pen.
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32. Once marked, break loose
and remove the 10mm drive shaft flange bolts. |
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33. Restrain the drive shaft
while loosening the final bolt, once removed slowly lower
the drive shaft out of the way. |
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34. We will now start removing
the upper trailing arm from the axle.
This bolt can be difficult to remove due to the stresses
it is under. Adjusting the jack height may be necessary
to relieve the pressure from the bolt during removal. |
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35. Break the torque loose
on the 21mm upper trailing arm bolt and remove the nut.
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36. Once the nut is removed,
pull the upper trailing arm down to relieve the stress
on the bolt. Tap the bolt out using a hammer. |
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37. Once the bolt is removed,
push the upper trailing arm up and out of the way. |
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38. Now we will break the
torque off and remove the 18mm lower trailing arm bolts. |
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39. Once the flag nut has
been removed, it may be necessary to raise or lower the
jack under the rear differential to relieve the stress
on the bolt. If necessary, use a hammer to tap the bolt
out. |
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40. We will now grab hold
and direct the rear axle as we slowly lower it from the
vehicle. It will also be necessary to swing the axle to
one side to remove the panhard rod from the lower panhard
rod mount. |
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41. Once we lower the rear
axle enough we will pull the rear springs out of the vehicle.
Note: The lower halves of the springs are indicated
with a tag. If this tag is missing you'll want to mark
the bottom spring location for reassembly. |
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42. Once the rear springs
have been removed, continue lowering the rear end from
the vehicle. Guiding it down and making sure you're going
to clear everything. |
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43. We will then compress
and secure the shocks up and out of the way. |
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44. Now we secure the panhard
rod up using wire to keep it out of the way as well. |
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45. With one person at each
end of the axle, we will lift and slowly move the rear
axle back while we watch to make sure the upper trailing
arm mount isn't going to catch anything as we pull the
rear axle from underneath the vehicle. |
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46. Rear axle removed from
the vehicle. |
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the Gears
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47. Place the rear axle
securely on jackstands... |
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48. ...and begin removing
the 13mm rear differential cover bolts. |
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49. Once the bolts have
been removed we will use a large screw driver or pry bar
against the differential housing to lightly pry the cover
off. |
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50. Remove the cover and
place aside. |
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51. We will now drain the
oil from the differential. |
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52. Once the differential
has drained, we will spray it down thoroughly with some
parts cleaner. |
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53. Then we will let it
drain for a little while. If any excess oil still remains
spray again and repeat. |
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54. The differential is
now clean enough for us to begin working on it. |
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55. Using a screw driver
we will carefully remove the assembly clip from the discs.
If you can remove them without damage they will help aid
in reassembly. |
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56. If possbile, tilt the
clip. You can generally get it on the threads to where
they can be rotated off by hand. |
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57. Remove the discs, mark
the sides, and place aside. |
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58. We will now break the
torque off and remove the differential pinion shaft lock
bolt. |
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59. Remove the differential
pinion shaft. |
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60. We will now push the
axles inward slightly so we can remove the axle shaft
U washer. |
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